Is a natural disaster an act of God?

We entertain the idea that the occurrence of volcanoes, storms, pestilences, and such like, show a lack of harmony in Nature. 

When such things take place, Nature is cleaning her teeth. 

You may be sure when such eruptions occur much greater desolation is prevented. The Earth is passing through the crucible of the great and Holy Spirit by whose wisdom and power She is sustained. 

In Nature there is nothing wasted—nothing lost. 

The hard rocks in the course of ages waste away into earth, but that waste ever going on, slowly fills up the deep ravines, which in due time become smiling valleys. 

It is a change—there is no destruction! 

For earth shall last for eternal ages with ten thousand worlds better and larger besides—even millions of worlds now rolling in space.